A student at Bauchi State’s Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education has been arrested for allegedly stabbing his best friend to death.
On Monday, November 28, 2022, the suspect, 22-year-old Kamaluddeen Musa, was said to have attacked and killed the victim, Usman Mani Tiffi.
Both the suspect and the victim were friends and final-year students at the school, according to information gathered.
According to the Nigerian Tribune, trouble loomed after the two got into an argument about who was the real boyfriend of a fellow female student.
The deceased, a Biochemistry student, was scheduled to graduate on Friday, December 9, 2022 before his untimely death.
Eyewitnesses say:
“On the fateful date, there was a heated argument between the two friends over who is the real boyfriend of a female student as the two of them are laying claim to her.
Late Usman then said that he has left the girl for him (Kamal) who warned that he should not be seen around the girl again or he will blame himself for whatever happens to him. We then told Usman to leave the area to avoid any problems.
Usman then went back to the room to take his belongings, as he was about to go out, we were all standing when Kamal came after him running, we didn’t know that he was holding a knife in his hand, he just rushed and st@bbed him on the side three times. We subsequently rushed him to the hospital even where he was confirmed de@d.
Kamal was bragging that his father is a Police Sergent and nothing will happen to him. We know him to be a dr¥g addict. In fact, he was dr¥nk the previous night before the incident.”